"[I]f you take the film on its own terms, as a kind of Elvis movie dipped in guacamole, it's quirkily engrossing. Ferrell is a good straight actor for the same reason that he's an inspired comedian: He commits himself to every moment." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly

"The movie is a jolly send-up of horse operas on Telemundo....It's fitfully amusing..."Wall Street Journal

"[A] south-of-the-border BONANZA with faux-schlocky production values a goofy mix of cornball earnestness, telenovela melodrama and, for good measure, magical realism with stuffed animals."Los Angeles Times

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's surrealist, elbow-to-the-ribs humor....By nature, Ferrell's just so sincere that he pulls the movie off..."Box Office

3 stars out of 4 -- "This very funny spoof of telenovelas and classic Mexican westerns is decidedly offbeat and absurdly daffy....The over-the-top melodramatic story, written by Andrew Steele is ridiculously funny..."USA Today